/u/tehweave's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[EU] The old gods arrived. The giant lovecraftian horrors made themselves known to the world and... We weren't really bothered by it. Turns out the average person can comprehend what amounts to a giant squid beast. They were a mild inconvenience more or less.
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[WP] "You may have one wish granted." "I want all my debts cleared." "How much do you owe?" "You misunderstand. My debts are not monetary."
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[WP] You wake one morning and find your reflection in the mirror is gone. A few seconds later it rushes in mouthing the words "Sorry! Sorry I'm late. Let's get started. You ready?"
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[CW] Pick your favorite franchise (Harry Potter, James Bond, Hunger Games, etc.) and start at the beginning. Immediately kill the protagonist, then continue the story.
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[WP] When you stop playing a video game, the world inside doesn't stop existing, just your contribution. The evil King is still the ruler. The other racers still race. The farming community goes about their lives, and everyone loves to speculate about what happened to your character.
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[WP] On the day you were going to propose to your girlfriend, your future self comes back in time to convince you not to. While at the same time, your future wife comes back in time to tell her past self to do anything to keep the two of you together.
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[WP] A medical robot on a long space flight has tried everything. Makeshift defibrillators, CPR, injecting adrenaline, but it's no use. The crew have died. As a last ditch effort, the robot downloads all information on "necromancy."
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[WP] I'm sorry... You're telling me they drink water? One of the most dangerous liquids in the known universe and they just drink it???
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[WP] You watch as another timecop stops another time traveling assassin from killing you. You're not sure why time traveler's want to kill you, as you're just a barista working at a corner shop, but something you do in the future must be bad.
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